Umbrella handle

ABSTRACT

An umbrella handle having a cap portion in which is mounted a plurality of pins adapted to enter slits provided in the body portion of the handle. A central stud is provided which enters the end of the handle stick and a transverse pin transverses the stick, the body and the handle stud.

O United States Patent [151 3,705,592 Weber 3 Dec. 12, 1972 [5.4]UMBRELLA HANDLE [56] References Cited [72] Inventor: Heinz Weber,Rheinland, Germany UNITED STATES PATENTS I Assigneer Tdmo p y Limited,East 3,580,262 5/1971 Weber ..135/20 R treal, Quebec, Canada FOREIGNPATENTS OR APPLICATIONS [22] Filed: Jan. 25, 1971 I 483,224 2/1970Switzerland ..l35/20 R [21] Appl. No.: 109,160

Primary Examiner-J. Karl Bell [30] Foreign Application Priority DataAtmmey Alan Swabey Jan. 24, 1970 Germany ..P 20 03 178.1 [57] ABSTRACTAn umbrella handle having a cap portion in which is [52] US. Cl...135/20 R mounted a plurality of pins adapted to enter slits [51] Int.Cl. ..A45b 9/02, A45b 25/00 vided in the body Portion f the handlei Acentral Stud 0f SQRI'Cll 25, is provided which enters the end of thehandle tick and a transverse pin transverses the stick, the body and thehandle stud.

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8HEEI30F3 INVENTOR Heinz WEBER A rromvsr UMBRELLA HANDLE BACKGROUND OFINVENTION one part and particularly two parts facilitates the assemblyparticularly when it is required to mount a carrying strap, the carryingstrap can be anchored within the body of the handle end and theanchoring means can be covered by a cap portion. This is still ofadvantage, for instance, if it is not required to have a carrying strap.In such a case, the manufacturer merely supplies the umbrella handlesand if it is not required to have a carrying strap attachment, then analternate cap portion is usually substituted for the cap portion whichwould be used in the case of anchoring the handle.

SUMMARY OF INVENTION It is an aim of the present invention to provide ahandle of this kind of a similar structural shape which is stable in useand which is rapidly assembled at the manufacturers level.

A construction in accordance with the present invention includes anumbrella handle which is open at one end, a cap portion adapted to closethe open end, the cap portion mounting a plurality of pins adapted toextend within the opening of the body of the handle, the handle beingmounted on the end of an umbrella stick with the umbrella stick beingopen to the open end of the handle, a central stud provided on the capportion and adapted to be seated within the handle end and a transverseanchoring pin adapted to pass through the body of the umbrella stick andthe central stud of the cap portion. In a preferred construction of thepresent invention, it is of advantage that each pair of extending pinsare provided on the cap near the edge thereof whereby they just engagethe inner surface of the body of the umbrella handle to prevent the capportion from rotating about the axis of the central stud. Integral withthe handle body is a sleeve adapted to receive the umbrella stick endand said sleeve is integral with partition walls provided in the hollowbody of the handle.

IN THE DRAWINGS Having thus generally described the nature of theinvention, it will now be referred to in more detail by reference to theaccompanying drawings, illustrating a preferred embodiment of theinvention therein and in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective schematic view taken from underneath an openumbrella;

FIG. 2 is a vertical cross section taken through the handle of theumbrella with the cap portion removed;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view of the handle shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a vertical cross section taken through the cap portion of thehandle;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of a typical cap shown in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a vertical elevation partly in cross section of a closedumbrella and handle whereby the handle is shown in vertical crosssection in relation to the elements of the umbrella when the umbrella isin a closed position;

FIG. 7 is a top planview of the handle separate from the umbrella; and

FIG. 8 is a fragmentary cross section of one detail of the handle.

Referring to FIG. 1, the umbrella is shown having a stick 1 comprisingtwo tubular telescopic parts 2 and 3 which are retained in an extendedposition by means of a conventional spring-ball catch 4. At the top ofthe stick 1 is a crown 5 which in this case is of rectangular crosssection. Dome ribs 7 are hinged to the crown 5 and are supported in theopen position by means of stretcher members 8 hinged at 9 to the domeribs 7. Main runner l0 slides on the stick and the other ends of thestretcher members 8 are hinged to the main runner. The main runner has asleeve portion 10' in which a locking lever 11 of conventionalconstruction protrudes.

Between the main runner 10 and the crown 5 is an auxiliary runner l2.Struts 14 are: hinged at one end to the auxiliary runner 12 and at theirother ends to the stretcher members 8 at a position intermediatethereof.

A handle 16 is provided at the other end of the stick 1 and includes arecess 15 into which the main runner sleeve 10 is seated when theumbrella is in a collapsed folded condition as shown in FIG. 6 of thedrawings.

The handle 16 comprises two parts preferably made of a plastic material.There is a handle body 17 which is of general trapezoidal shape in thiscase. There is a cap portion 18 which closes off the open bottom end ofthe handle body 17. The handle as shown in the drawings can be readilymade by injection moulding.

The handle 16 is a flat type handle as shown in FIG. 7 and has alongitudinal axis and a transverse axis. A central sleeve 19 is locatedcentrally in the lower portion of the body 17 and is supported to thewalls 22 of the body 17 by means of partition wall 21 which is integralboth with the wall 22 and the sleeve 19.. The sleeve 19 is provided inthis case with an axial hexagonal opening which conforms to the outsidecross section of the end of the umbrella stick 1. The sleeve 19 can beforce fitted over the end of the stick. Reinforcing ribs 23 are providedalong the transverse axis of the handle and for also supporting thecentral sleeve 19. As shown in FIG. 2, the reinforcing rib 23 extendsdownwardly to a distance Y from the end of the sleeve while thepartition 21 is spaced from the top of the sleeve a distance X. Openings24 can be provided in the partition 21 for reduction of material andweight.

The central stud 25 which is cylindrical in shape extends from thecentral portion of the cap 18. This stud 25 is adapted to fit into thehollow end of the umbrella stick 1 which is itself seated in the sleeve19 of the handle. There is thus a certain. clamping effect holding theumbrella stick 1 by means of the end of the umbrella stick beingsandwiched between the stud 25 and the sleeve 19.

Centering pins 32 project from the cap 18 and the edge 34 of the capincludes a face 35 which meets the face 36 of the wall 22 of the body17. As shown in FIG. 5, there are four centering pins 32 arranged inpairs parallel to the transverse axis. They are located near the edgesof the cap at the ends of the longitudinal axis of the angletransversely therefrom in such a manner that the centering pin engagesdirectly against the inner surface of the wall 22 of the body 17.

As shown in FIG. 8, at least inner surface 22' of-the wall 22 slopes inthe longitudinal direction of the body 17 of the handle. This ensuresaccurate alignment of the grooves in the body 17 and cap 18 to improvethe grip thereof. To attach the cap 18 to the stick in the body 17, apin 38 is passed through the wall 22 of the sleeve 19 and the stick 1and the stud 25. When the transverse pin 38 is passed through the wall22 of the body, it is passed through the reinforcing rib 23. An eye 39is moulded to the body 17 of the handle to provide for the fitting ofthe carrying strap. The wall 22 mounts the eye 39 and is reinforced bythe rib 40 which continues as far as the wall 41 defining the entryareas 33 for the centering pins 32. The other partition wall 42 of thisentry area 33 merges with a transverse wall 21, see FIG. 3.

The dimensions of the trapezoidal-shaped body 17 of the handle are suchthat the body of the handle extends beyond the largest dimension Z ofthe main runner 10. Thus, there is an area provided for the ends of thedome ribs 7 when the umbrella is in a closed position whereby the areataken up by the ends of the dome ribs does not exceed thecross-sectional area of the largest dimension ofthe handle.

I claim:

1. An umbrella handle comprising a body, means attaching a body to thestick of the umbrella, the body including a central axial sleeve, amarginal wall at the open end of the body, a cap adapted to fit over theopen end of the body, the cap including a central projection adapted tofit within the central sleeve and a plurality of secondary projectionsadapted to engage the inner surface of the marginal wall.

2. An umbrella handle as defined in claim 1 wherein the central sleeveis adapted to receive the end of the umbrella stick and the centralprojection of the cap is adapted to fit within the end of the umbrellastick.

3. A handle as defined in claim 2 wherein a transverse pin is adapted topass through the marginal wall of the body, a central sleeve, theumbrella stick and the central projection of the cap.

4. An umbrella handle as defined in claim 2 wherein two pairs ofsecondary projections extend in a transverse plane parallel to thetransverse axis of the handle and enter the open end portion of the bodywhereby each pin is seated adjacent the end face of the marginal wallwhich is sloped.

5. An umbrella handle as defined in claim 1 wherein the handle ishollowed-out and includes partition walls for integrally mounting thecentral sleeve.

1. An umbrella handle comprising a body, means attaching a body to thestick of the umbrella, the body including a central axial sleeve, amarginal wall at the open end of the body, a cap adapted to fit over theopen end of the body, the cap including a central projection adapted tofit within the central sleeve and a plurality of secondary projectionsadapted to engage the inner surface of the marginal wall.
 2. An umbrellahandle as defined in claim 1 wherein the central sleeve is adapted toreceive the end of the umbrella stick and the central projection of thecap is adapted to fit within the end of the umbrella stick.
 3. A handleas defined in claim 2 wherein a transverse pin is adapted to passthrough the marginal wall of the body, a central sleeve, the umbrellastick and the central projection of the cap.
 4. An umbrella handle asdefined in claim 2 wherein two pairs of secondary projections extend ina transverse plane parallel to the transverse axis of the handle andenter the open end portion of the body whereby each pin is seatedadjacent the end face of the marginal wall which is sloped.
 5. Anumbrella handle as defined in claim 1 wherein the handle is hollowed-outand includes partition walls for integrally mounting the central sleeve.